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19.
Relationships between CSD staff and refugees generally seem to be friendly and relaxed. The camps have systems for consulting refugees.
Freedom & Independence
21.
Victoria Prison
HKG can put refugees under administrative detention in Victoria Prtison. The practice blurs the fundamental constitutional principle of the separation of powers.
What the refugees think
22.
The refugees are often not told why resettlements have been turned down. They have a feeling of powerlessness.
The Closed Camp Policy
23.
There is no evidence to justify that the Closed Camp Policy has achieved its purposes. The lack of resettlement prospects is the most effective deterrent to arrivals.
24.
That the principle of closed camps is still justified because of the greater problem posed by illegal immigration from China. Most refugees from Vietnam and illegal immigrants from China are economic opportunists.
Conclusions & Recommendations
25.
(a) The ultimate solution to the
problem of Hong Kong's
Vietnamese refugees lies with third countries which have an obligation to offer more places of resettlement.
(b) HKG's decision to resettle 20
'long-stay' refugees in Hong
Kong each month is welcome.
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